Patents by Inventor Seungchul KWON

Seungchul KWON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250149336
    Abstract: A photoresist composition includes an organometallic compound including at least one metal-ligand bond and having an absorbance to first light, the at least one metal-ligand bond including a metal core and at least one organic ligand bonded to the metal core, a photosensitive additive having an absorbance to second light having a longer wavelength than the first light, and a solvent. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device includes forming a photoresist film on a substrate based on using the photoresist composition, exposing a first area of the photoresist film to the first light, exposing an entire area of the photoresist film to the second light, and forming a network of metal structures in the first area based on baking the photoresist film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghoon MOON, Sukkoo HONG, Seungchul KWON, Sungan DO, Hana KIM
  • Patent number: 10727078
    Abstract: A method of forming fine patterns includes forming a mask on an etching target, forming an anti-reflective layer on the mask, forming fixing patterns such that top surfaces of the anti-reflective layer and fixing patterns are exposed, forming a block copolymer layer including first and second polymer blocks, and phase-separating the block copolymer layer to form first patterns and second patterns on the anti-reflective layer and the fixing patterns. The first and second patterns include the first and second polymer blocks, respectively. The anti-reflective layer has a neutral, i.e., non-selective, interfacial energy with respect to the first and second polymer blocks. The fixing patterns have a higher interfacial energy with respect to the first polymer block than the second polymer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Ju Park, Kyeongmi Lee, Seungchul Kwon, Eunsung Kim, Shiyong Yi
  • Patent number: 10138318
    Abstract: A block copolymer includes a first polymer block and a second polymer block having different structures, and one of the first polymer block and the second polymer block has a halogen-substituted structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seungchul Kwon, Jeongju Park, Shi-yong Yi, Eun Sung Kim, Kyeongmi Lee, Joona Bang, Sanghoon Woo
  • Publication number: 20170213744
    Abstract: A method of forming fine patterns includes forming a mask on an etching target, forming an anti-reflective layer on the mask, forming fixing patterns such that top surfaces of the anti-reflective layer and fixing patterns are exposed, forming a block copolymer layer including first and second polymer blocks, and phase-separating the block copolymer layer to form first patterns and second patterns on the anti-reflective layer and the fixing patterns. The first and second patterns include the first and second polymer blocks, respectively. The anti-reflective layer has a neutral, i.e., non-selective, interfacial energy with respect to the first and second polymer blocks. The fixing patterns have a higher interfacial energy with respect to the first polymer block than the second polymer block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: JEONG JU PARK, KYEONGMI LEE, SEUNGCHUL KWON, EUNSUNG KIM, SHIYONG YI
  • Publication number: 20170107317
    Abstract: A block copolymer includes a first polymer block and a second polymer block having different structures, and one of the first polymer block and the second polymer block has a halogen-substituted structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: SEUNGCHUL KWON, Jeongju PARK, Shi-yong YI, Eun Sung KIM, Kyeongmi LEE, Joona BANG, Sanghoon WOO
  • Publication number: 20160155743
    Abstract: A method for forming patterns of a semiconductor device includes forming a block copolymer layer on an underlying layer, the underlying layer including a first block copolymer having first and second polymer blocks; phase-separating the block copolymer layer to form first block portions including the first polymer block and a second block portion surrounding the first block portions and including the second polymer block; removing the first block portions to form first openings; forming block copolymer pillars to fill the first openings, the block copolymer pillars including a second block copolymer having third and fourth polymer blocks; phase-separating the block copolymer pillars to form third block portions including the third polymer block and fourth block portions including the fourth polymer block within the first openings; and removing the third block portions to form second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Eunsung Kim, Seungchul KWON, Kyoungseon KIM, Dong-Won KIM, Shiyong YI